Joel Embiid vs. Odie Spears Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Odie Spears and Joel Embiid that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Joel Embiid

vs.

Odie Spears

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joel Embiid: 2016-17 to 2023-24
Odie Spears: 1948-49 to 1956-57

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joel Embiid 0 Odie Spears 0

NBA Seasons Joel Embiid 8 Odie Spears 8

Playoffs Played Joel Embiid 7 Odie Spears 7

All-Star Games Joel Embiid 7 Odie Spears 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Joel Embiid 1 Odie Spears 0 *

All-NBA First Team Joel Embiid 1 Odie Spears 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 5 Odie Spears 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 3 Odie Spears 0

Scoring Leader Joel Embiid 2 Odie Spears 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 27.9 Odie Spears 8.7

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 11.2 Odie Spears 4.0 *

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.6 Odie Spears 1.9

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.9 Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Odie Spears - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 12,071 Odie Spears 4,161

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 4,832 Odie Spears 1,409 *

Total Assists Joel Embiid 1,573 Odie Spears 917

Total Steals Joel Embiid 397 Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 720 Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Games Joel Embiid 433 Odie Spears 479

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .504 Odie Spears .366

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .341 Odie Spears - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .826 Odie Spears .763

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 34.7 (2024) Odie Spears 10.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 13.6 (2019) Odie Spears 4.6 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.6 (2024) Odie Spears 2.5 (1952)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.2 (2024) Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.5 (2017) Odie Spears - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 24.8 Odie Spears 6.4

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 10.7 Odie Spears 3.2 *

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.0 Odie Spears 1.4

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.8 Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Odie Spears - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 1,411 Odie Spears 206

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 612 Odie Spears 89 *

Total Assists Joel Embiid 170 Odie Spears 44

Total Steals Joel Embiid 47 Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 97 Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Games Joel Embiid 57 Odie Spears 32

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .460 Odie Spears .315

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .287 Odie Spears - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .826 Odie Spears .637

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 35.0 (2024) Odie Spears 11.7 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 12.6 (2018) Odie Spears 4.7 (1955) *

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.5 (2024) Odie Spears 3.3 (1955)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.5 (2020) Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.8 (2023) Odie Spears - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.